Exacerbation of Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis in a Patient with Colon Cancer.
- Author:
Kyung Min KIM
1
;
Ji Hyun LEE
;
Tae Yoon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. tykimder@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chemotherapy;
Colon cancer;
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
- MeSH:
Atrophy;
Colon*;
Colonic Neoplasms*;
Drug Therapy;
Hematologic Neoplasms;
Humans;
Immunosuppression;
Porokeratosis*;
Ultraviolet Rays
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2015;53(6):462-465
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, a variant of porokeratosis, is an uncommon, hereditary or acquired keratinization disorder. It is characterized histologically by cornoid lamella and clinically by central atrophy with elevated borders. Porokeratosis lesions may be triggered by UV light exposure, infection, hematopoietic malignancies, or immunosuppression, but are rarely reported associated with malignancies of visceral organs. We herein report an unusual case of a patient with colon cancer who noted sudden exacerbation of a previously unrecognized disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis lesion after being treated with chemotherapy.
